POLICE BLOTTER JULY 17: 2 accused of breaking into elementary school; Fingerprints could lead to home invasion suspect; Missing man found sleeping in car

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

PONTIAC

2 accused of breaking into elementary school

Two Pontiac men were arrested Monday after they broke into a local elementary school, Oakland County Sheriff's deputies said. Authorities arrived around 11 a.m. at the abandoned Mark Twain Elementary School. One of the men -- both in their 30s -- was wearing a yellow jacket and holding a crowbar in his hands, officials report. Deputies went into the school with a tracking dog and found both suspects inside, authorities say. They were lodged at the Oakland County Jail.

Fingerprints could lead to home invasion suspect

Fingerprints could be the key to finding a suspect in a home invasion Tuesday morning in the 100 block of West Cornell, authorities say. The homeowner told deputies the back window was lifted and several items had been taken from the house. Evidence technicians later lifted fingerprints from the window, and took then to the Oakland County Forensic Science lab. The case remains under investigation.

Teen accused of waving gun around

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Monday afternoon after witnesses told Pontiac deputies he was waving around a chrome-plated handgun in the area of North Perry and North Rundell. He led police and a tracking dog on a chase through neighborhoods and foliage, but his gun was found in a resident's flower pot. The .25-caliber gun -- which was loaded and had been reported stolen by Michigan State Police in West Branch -- was seized, and the boy was caught and arrested, deputies say. The 16-year-old was lodged in Children's Village as the investigation continued.

OAKLAND TWP.

Missing man found sleeping in car

An 81-year-old man who authorities say was missing for more than two hours was found sleeping in a neighbor's car Monday night. Deputies arrived around 6:30 p.m. at a group home in the 1500 block of Parks Road. The man's wife told authorities she couldn't find her husband. A tracking dog team was brought to the scene, but called off because to heavy rainfall. Officials also searched in Macomb County, but couldn't find the Oakland Township man. He was found two hours later, officials report.

-- Staff writer John Turk

WATERFORD TWP.

Downed utility pole ignites fire

No one was injured Monday in a fire that was ignited by a downed utility pole and electrical wires, officials report. Firefighters were summoned around 1:30 p.m. to the building fire, located at 10 N. Williams Lake Road, where they found the building's gas meter in flames. A small fire inside the building was quickly put out, say Waterford Regional Fire Department authorities. DTE Energy and Consumers Energy were called to investigate the downed wires.